In the fall of 1996, MSD and the Jefferson County Department of Planning and Environmental Management (DPEM) agreed upon a joint approach for preparation of an EPSC Ordinance. In the summer of 1997, MSD and DPEM staff formed a diverse citizen's advisory committee to assist with development of the EPSC Ordinance. This committee was comprised of representatives from the following stakeholder groups: contractors, developers, engineers, homebuilders, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Kentucky Division of Water, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, local agencies, environmental groups, and concerned citizens.

The Ordinance evolved through a consensus building process; consequently, this process brought diverse groups together to develop a more inclusive set of standards to better fit all covered activities within the community. In the Spring of 2000, MSD's Board endorsed the EPSC Ordinance and transmitted the document to the Jefferson County Fiscal Court for consideration of adoption. On November 21, 2000, the Jefferson County Fiscal Court adopted the EPSC Ordinance. 

Highlights of the EPSC Ordinance

Applicability
The EPSC Ordinance is applicable to all land disturbing activities in Jefferson County, including single family, commercial, residential and utility construction.

Exemptions
The following land disturbing activities are exempt from the EPSC Ordinance:

• Agricultural operations regulated by the Kentucky Agriculture Water Quality Act (operations 10 acres and greater in disturbance);
• Clearing and grading activities that disturb less than 2000 square feet AND are situated no closer than 50-feet to a solid or intermittent blue line stream, and which are not governed under a General Permit or Site Disturbance Permit; and
• Limited private development site investigations and surveying prior to plan application.

Erosion Prevention continued

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